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antediluvial

UK/ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪəl/

antediluvial adjective: of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.

Adjective

antediluvial (comparative more antediluvial, superlative most antediluvial)

  1. Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
  2. (rare) Antiquated.

antediluvial meaning in Tamil

antediluvial in Tamil

உலகப்பெரு வெள்ளத்துக்கு முற்பட்ட, முன்னுழிக்குரிய, மிகப்பழமைப்பட்ட, நாகரிகமற்ற

Synonyms of antediluvial

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Forms of antediluvial

comparativemore antediluvial
superlativemost antediluvial

Origin of antediluvial

Early 18th c., ante- + diluvial, possibly as alteration of earlier antediluvian.

Words formed from antediluvial

Questions about antediluvial

What does antediluvial mean?
Antediluvial means of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
What is antediluvial in Tamil?
Antediluvial in Tamil is உலகப்பெரு வெள்ளத்துக்கு முற்பட்ட, முன்னுழிக்குரிய, மிகப்பழமைப்பட்ட. See Antediluvial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antediluvial?
Antediluvial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce antediluvial?
Antediluvial is pronounced /ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪəl/ (UK).

Words near antediluvial in the dictionary

  1. antedations
  2. antedeluvian
  3. antedependence
  4. antedependences
  5. antedependent
  6. antediluvial
  7. antediluvially
  8. antediluvian
  9. antediluvianism
  10. antediluvianly
  11. antediluvians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antediluvial (page history and authors); antediluvial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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